| accommodate |
to lend money to. [1/6 definitions] |
| account |
the amount of money you have in a bank. |
| accounting |
the profession or system of keeping record of the money that is spent or taken in by a business or person. |
| advance |
to move or send forward. [1/8 definitions] |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| afford |
to have enough money for; be able to pay for. |
| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. [1/2 definitions] |
| allowance |
money that someone receives at regular times or for a particular purpose. |
| almoner |
one who distributes money or other gifts to the poor, esp. on behalf of an institution or royalty. |
| alms |
a charitable gift, esp. of money, given to the poor. |
| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. [1/3 definitions] |
| an arm and a leg |
(informal) a very large amount of money, in the speaker's opinion. |
| annuity |
a regular annual income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. [1/2 definitions] |
| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [2/3 definitions] |
| appropriation |
legislative authorization of money for specific use. [1/2 definitions] |
| a pretty penny |
(informal) a high price or large amount of money. |
| arson |
the illegal act of burning buildings, another's or one's own, for malicious purposes or to claim insurance money. |
| asking price |
the price or cost of an item for sale (used by a seller usu. to indicate a willingness to accept less money after bargaining). |
| assassin |
a person who murders for money or for political reasons. |